Vocabulary Definitions
Vocabulary Sentences
Paraphrasing
Citation Nouns & Verbs
Text Structure
100
A unit of energy produced by food.
Calorie
100
Dr. Patel showed us how to _________ the spread of colds and flu.
prevent
100
Paraphrase the underlined part of the phrase:
"Since 2014, schools can no longer sell candy bars, soda, potato chips, and other high-fat snacks foods in vending machines.
Unhealthy foods
Non-nutritious foods
Junk foods
100
Host Gia Mora ______ information about the labels on food packages.
a) argues
b) concludes
c) investigates
d) presents
c) investigates
100
WWhat are the title and author of this piece?
"Durfee Students Learn Healthy Habits in the Garden, Classroom, and Cafeteria," by Dr. Robert Lewis.
200
A general direction in which a situation is changing.
Trend.
200
Oh no! Chips will no longer be ________ at the student store.
available
200
Paraphrase the underlined part of the sentence:
Parents have a right to expect that during the school day, their kids will have food that meets basic nutrition standards, and they'll have a chance to maybe move around a litle bit while they're there, too.
Exercise
200
Mora explains that the labels have three important pieces of information; then, _______ shows the results of a sidewalk survey that asked people to guess the correct serving size of a bowl of cereal.
a) her
b) him
c) the host
d) the person
c) the host
200
What is the text type of this piece?
Blog post.
300
The effect of one thing on another.
Impact.
300
The ____________ of bullying at our school will lead to a nicer place.
prevention
300
Paraphrase the underlined part of the following phrase
Richard Codey, former acting governor of New Jersey, believes it's the government's responsibility to restrict junk food at school.
Limit unhealthy foods/snacks at school.
300
After the survey, ______ discusses how different foods and serving sizes affect the number of calories.
a) everyone
b) her
c) she
d) the person
c) she
300
What is the topic of this piece?
How the Durfee School has worked to promote healthy habits.
400
To put a plan into action or effect.
Implement.
400
Next month, our school will ________ a new lunch program.
implement
400
Paraphrase the underlined part of the following sentence:
In fact, a recent study showed that kids who eat a healthy breakfast perform 17.5 percent better on math tests, and they have fewer disciplinary problems.
Kids who eat a good breakfast do 17.5% better in math and behave better.
400
Finally, Mora _______by asking how the number of calories in a cheeseburger might affect what someone eats during the rest of a day.
a) believes
b) concludes
c) describes
d) explores
b) concludes
400
What is one detail that supports the topic?
The school planted a garden to help teach students where fresh fruits and vegetables come from.
The students became interested in eating the food after seeing it grow.
School leaders help make healthy choices about food.
500
To completely get rid of something.
Eliminate.
500
Name a transition word/phrase used in this text.
First
As a result
In addition
Finally